Jackson couldn’t read or write music at all. Contrary to received wisdom, he could play instruments a bit – he’s credited as playing keyboard, synthesizer, guitar, drums and percussion on ‘HIStory’ – but none proficiently. We called in a guitar player, and Michael sang every note of every chord to him.

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not observe holidays they believe to have pagan origins, such as Christmas, Easter, and birthdays. They do not salute the national flag or sing the national anthem, and they refuse military service. They also refuse blood transfusions, even those that could be life saving.

“I can’t function if I don’t sleep. They’ll have to cancel it. “And I don’t want them to cancel it, but they will have to cancel it.” According to the doctor who was the last person to see the singer before he was rushed to hospital, these were his final words.

Personal physician of Michael Jackson at the time of the singer’s death in 2009. Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for improperly administering the anesthetic drug that led to Jackson’s death, and later served two years out of the original four-year prison sentence he was given.

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Currently, though, MJ and Yvette live in Jupiter, Fla. His house is located in The Bear’s Club, which is a luxe community golfer Jack Nicklaus created, basically for super rich sports players.

Starting from Off The Wall, MJ wrote (meaning both the lyrics and the music) -usually entirely on his own- songs as Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Billie Jean, Beat It, Bad, Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana, The Way You Make Me Feel, Black Or White, Will You Be There, They Don’t Care About Us, Scream, Earth Song, Blood On …